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A multi-chapter! Fun!

There are a couple strong characterizations I want to note here. Pam was totally the reading in the corner with the rainbow popcorn girl at the party girl in high school, so this both feels a lot like canon her and is a strong image to start with. She comes off like a Rainbow Rowell heroine throughout this chapter. Kelly liking people with a lot to say because she has a lot to say is great.

Jim's line about the "desire to get to know at first sight" feels like a very teenager-y thing to say, and the hug at midnight was adorable. I *really* like the choice not to force their first kiss, especially in light of that thought from Jim. It lets this chapter be about two people who are forming a bond and making a connection, which is a great foundation for a slow burn.

Looking forward to seeing where you go with this and where 1994 takes Jim and Pam! (Also, them bonding over Meatloaf is *very* charmingly 90s.)

P.S. Quick beta notes: in the first sentence, "she was sat on" could use a little cleanup, and in the third paragraph, should be were and not we're. Should be the obnoxious speakers the Kapoors owned and Jim owned a flannel shirt over what seemed to be a; let alone dancing at them; I'm the type for dancing not time. At the eight second mark, should be Pam.